Sirajdikhan (Bengali: সিরাজদিখান) is an upazila of Munshiganj District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Villages in Sirajdikhan include Gopal Pur. Its total area is 180.19 km2. A large quantity of vegetables for the capital Dhaka is supplied by this upazila.[2]
Sirajdikhan
সিরাজদিখান | |
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Upazila | |
Skyline of Sirajdikhan, Bangladesh | |
Sirajdikhan Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°34′15″N 90°23′00″E | |
| Country | |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Munshiganj District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 180.19 km2 (69.57 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 229,085 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | sirajdikhan |
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sirajdikhan has a population of 229,085. Males constituted 51.02% of the population, and females 48.98%. The population aged 18 or over was 108,535. Sirajdikhan has an average literacy rate of 33.9% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[3]
Sirajdikhan Upazila is divided into 14 union parishads: Bairagadi, Baluchar, Basail, Chitracoat, Ichhapura, Joyinshar, Keyain, Kola, Latabdi, Madhypara, Malkhanagar, Rajanagar, Rasunia, and Sekhornagar. The union parishads are subdivided into 124 mauzas and 178 villages.[4]
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Munshiganj District | ||
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Headquarters: Dhaka | ||
| Dhaka District | ||
| Faridpur District | ||
| Gazipur District | ||
| Gopalganj District | ||
| Kishoreganj District | ||
| Madaripur District | ||
| Manikganj District | ||
| Munshiganj District |
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| Narayanganj District | ||
| Narsingdi District | ||
| Rajbari District |
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| Shariatpur District |
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| Tangail District | ||
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